Patents by Inventor Mark Albert Taylor

Mark Albert Taylor has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Intelligent station using multiple RF antennae and inventory control system and method incorporating same
    Patent number: 7084769
    Abstract: An inventory control system and method that tracks inventories of items with RFID tags, includes a reader unit and an intelligent station that tracks RFID tags to determine item information of items to be inventoried. The reader unit transmits and receives RF signals. The intelligent station includes a first RF antenna connected to the reader unit by a first transmission cable through a first switch, and one or more additional RF antennae connected to the reader unit by the same first transmission cable through additional switches. An inventory control processing unit receives item information from the intelligent stations to update inventory information regarding the items to be inventoried.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Vue Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald George Bauer, Edward Raymond Buiel, Richard John Campero, William Joseph Carpenter, Steven Paul Metzler, Richard Eric Nordgren, Paul Brent Rasband, Mark Albert Taylor, Howard E. Wood, Jr.